Manchester City did all they could to try and keep pressure on local rivals Manchester United with a 2-0 victory over Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium. Both sides started the game nervy with real cut chances few and far between. It wasn't until after the interval that the game sprung into life.
5 minutes into the second half Demba Ba beat the offside trap and was fouled in the penalty area by an onrushing Joe Hart leaving the referee no option but to point to the spot. But Frank Lampard saw his penalty superbly saved by Hart which kicked the home side into life. 10 minutes later and the home side were ahead. Yaya Toure collected the ball on the edge of the area, skipped past 2 defenders before curling the ball past Petr Cech and into the far post. And the game was ended as a contest with 5 minutes to play when Carlos Tevez smashed home from just outside the box.
Starting Line Ups:
Manchester City: Hart, Zabaleta, Clichy, K Toure, Nastasic, Milner, Garcia, Rodwell (Tevez), Silva (Lescott), Y Toure, Aguero (Nasri)
Chelsea: Cech, Ivanovic, Cole, David Luiz, Cahill, Ramires, Lampard (Oscar), Mata, Mikel (Torres), Hazard (Moses), Ba
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